coltach

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === According to MacBain, "a contraction of co-amhuil-t-ach". Compare Irish cosúil (pre-reform spelling cosmhail) "like, resembling" from Old Irish cosmail. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔl̪ˠəx/, /ˈkʰɔl̪ˠt̪ʰəx/ (Trotternish) IPA(key): /ˈkʰol̪ˠəx/, /ˈkʰol̪ˠt̪ʰəx/ === Adjective === coltach (comparative coltaiche) With the preposition ri: similar, like Synonym: cosail (Islay) Tha iad coltach ri chèile. ― They're similar to one another. Cò ris a tha e coltach? ― What is it? What does it look like? apparent, likely reasonable healthy looking ==== Related terms ==== coltas === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “coltach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN